Poison-bottle.



H. TURNER.

I POISON BOTTLE. APPucmqN FILED AUG. 12. 1914.

1,141,369. Patented June 1, 1915.

HARMON TURNER, OF NEW BROOKLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA.

POISON-BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1915.

Application filed August 12, 1914. Serial No. 856,480.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARMON TURNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Brookland, in the county of Lexington and State of South Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Poison-Bottles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in bottles, and particularly to that class of bottles designed to contain poison.

An object of this invention is the provision of a bottle in which the stopper thereof is placed in the side of the neck instead of in the top of the neck as in ordinary bottles, whereby my improved bottle may be distinguished from other bottles with which it may be grouped.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a bottle in which the neck is provided with a side opening to receive the stopper, the neck also having a top opening through which the liquid may be poured from the bottle when the stopper is removed therefrom.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of a bottle in which the neck thereof is of distinctive shape, so that the bottle may be readily recognised by either touch or sight, to prevent accidental use of its contents.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel construction, and arrangement of parts. to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is an elevational view partly in section of a bottle constructed in accordance with my invention: Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a sectional View on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 Figs. 4 and 5 are elevational views of a modified form of bottle.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a bottle which may be of rectangular shape as shown in the drawing, the bottle being provided with a cylindrical neck 2 projecting upwardly therefrom. The neck intermediate of its ends is provided with laterally extending cylindrical portions 3 and 4 at diametrically opposite points, whereby the cylindrical portions are alined transversely of the neck, the

portion 3 being open, and the portion 4 being closed at its outer end. The portion of the neck above the laterally extending portions 3 and 4 is triangular in cross section as at 5, and the portions 3 and 4 of the neck are of the same diameter as the main portion of the neck, the bore of the portion 5 of the neck being reduced owing to its triangular shape. A stopper 6 is adapted for insertion within the portion 3 to extend within the portion 4 of the neck, whereby the neck 2 is closed, and owing to the configuration of the portion 5 of the neck, insertation of the stopper therein as in the ordinary bottle is prevented.

In the practical use of my device, when the stopper is in position, it will be seen that the bore of the neck is closed so that escape of the contents of the bottle is prevented, the closed end of the portion 4 preventing the stopper from being forced entirely therethrough. When it is desired to pour the contents of the bottle therefrom, the stopper 6 is removed, and as the apex of the triangular portion is disposed toward the closed end of the portion 4 of the neck, the bottle may be tilted toward the closed end of the portion 4 so that the contents may be poured from the bottle without danger of the liquid escaping through the open portion 3. A bottle constructed in accordance with my invention will indicate to the user both by touch and sight the nature of its contents, thus preventing accidental use of the contents.

In Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings. I have illustrated an alternative form of bottle which is adapted to contain pills or tablets, the bottle 8 having a neck 9 projecting longitudinally from its upper end, the end of the neck being directed laterally as at 10 to receive a stopper 11 which when the bottle is disposed in a vertical position, extends laterally from the bottle in a horizontal plane. As ordinary bottles are provided with cork openings in the upper end of the neck. and a cork projects vertically from the bottle, it will be seen that when the bottle having the laterally extending portion 10 of the neck is grasped. the user will be immediately advised as to its contents.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent is A bottle having an upstanding neck, tubular portions projecting laterally from the neck at diametrically opposite points theretriangular portion of the neck being disof and intermediate of its ends, one of said posed toward the closed tubular portion. 10 portions being closed at its outer end, a stop- In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my per adapted for engagement in said laterally signature in the presence of two witnesses. projecting portions to extend across the bore HARMON TURNER.

of the neck, the portion of the neck above WVitnesses:

the laterally projecting portions being tri- J. C. LYBRAND,

angular in cross section, and the apex of the W. P. MELTs.

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